Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-30

tAt1 H4Et1 AtFt1 u Ms 10D0r eng fo14eo
On gold plates. One invitation card ts
mashed ball given ~ San Fransisoo
| upon General Grants arrival Ia that
city on bic return from his famous tour
is eagFaved On solid geld and vss sn-
eiesed In silver envelope. with TIE Rd-
drs9 engraved upon is. In the right
hand corner i q tWo eeat stamp and %
the lefi the usual ~It not livured in
ten days return TO- eto. The eFtieles
shown. besides their historical interest,
are Of great intrinsic valua.
KaIEhas sf kabsr mela sar Trial.
NEw YoHK. April .. - Justise Smith,
e the Tomoz Court this afternoon. lls-
tened 10 krRamants Of counsel for and
against members Of the Executive
Board of Distriot Assembly No. 81,
Knights Of LabaF, aosnsed of eOnapfraay
/ IN ordering q strike in the shoe faclory
/ Of John Hanan 4 Snns; also for ertieF-
ina strikes wheFeves o. B. Hart. fore
man. should 1nd eDployment. When
toe lawyaga had coneladed, Justice
Smiih decided 10 hold six Of the accused
msn for trial ea beth charges. Tha
kniWhts did noe take the arrest kindly.
Thag wili furnish bail.
Laramie Clay Wames q fermiRnA.
DENvER, April 9.-Ths people 81
Laramie City, Wyo., throagh tie Board
OF Trade OF that city. recently ssnt q
leagthy atafsment of their desire 70
have he Deuver. Utah a Pnciho narrow
gauge road extended from lie terminus
north Of Denver 10 that city, 10 The
Chamber Of Oommeree here. The
statement set forth the advantaRaa of
snck q road 10 both cities and The 81.
tiers in the intsFmediate countgy, and
1 the large tFafle IN stock, wood, lnmbeR
| and mineral which woald accrue b gnoh
q road. Tbs Board Of Directors Of the
Chamber net and heartily endorsed The
pFoposition On the grsand that tho pro-
posed route opened one OF the richest
undevsloped sections Of The countFy.
Further correspondence and personal
conference between The two oFeanixa-
tions and the managess ef the railroad
msntiosed will follow so0u.
Indlesea Hsr Eleetaon Rsazd.
81. LoUra, April @.-Tha Post. Des-
patch tAis evening gives the following
| hiss OF men indicted for o0mmission Of
| frauds at the sleetien last fall: State
Senator y. Ketohan, Central Oemmit
teeman Jas. Carroll, Deputy Sheriff
Joseph OeCorneF. Supervisors Joha
Chamberlain aud Roht. Z. Lee, ex-del
eeats Of the Municipal Assembly, Peter
B. Morfisssy, Depaty Constable James
Conway, and Andrew BlenR. VIM.
Beigesoh, Fred. J. Leinert. Patrick +.
Golden and Henry Mdiloney. Il is ex
pected thet these men viii either bs ar
rested tomorrow or viii CONS forward
and give bonds.
motisa 20 aaash Denled.
NKw YoRK. April 29.-Ths moaion 10
quash the indictment against Jacob
Sharp has been denied By Judge Van
BFuni.
Sensation IN New York city Hall.
NEw YonK. April 2s.-The sensation
In the City Hall today vas the prefer
ment Of charges against Tax Commis
siouers Coleman and D0nellv before
Mayor Hewitt, by Charles I. \. Cham
piOu, Vice President Of the Central Tax
payers Association. The charges con-
tain thirteen distinct specifications, aud
the removal Of the Commissioners is
asked. The allegations are that the
Commissioners have wiifully omitted 20
perform their duty and have been guilty
81 gross and oulpable negligence IN the
performance Of their duty between the
1ss Of December, 1885, and the LIST of
July, 1886; that during thai period they
failed - assess property lawfully enti-
tied 10 assessment, agSregating 10 vaiae |
$5.000.0 900. and that during that period |
they allowed taxes 10 the extent Of
81 100000 to be lost to the city.
The charges aliege that IN all cases
the sworn returns OF the railroads and
other corporations disclose the exist
ence Of assessable property aRd that
Coleman and Donnelly, anting in con-
cert as q majority OF she Board against |
the protest Of Commissioner Zsilneg, |
neglected 10 make lawful assessment |
thereon. The case Of W. H. Wander |
600 OF taxable bonds, was assessed |
Ss,OO0Oo0. Mayor Hewitt said be |
would make q thorough investigation.
steamer Benhepe Burned.
eAvkNnGH. April 29.--Tha British
steamer Benh0pe. from Nev Yorks vas |
burned thirty miles OF Tibee island |
Yesterday afternoon. The oficers and |
crew we're rescued and brought 10
Savannah.
Ne Defense offered by the ussel
Manager.
Moxrnxx. April 28.-HeBFy Bach. |
niehl watohman 81 Hotel del Monte,
was recalled. II the second week OF /
March witness observed 20 Simmons |
that Il vas not fair 10 discharge him |
without reason. Simmons Feplied |
calmly: "rbss's all right have not
got through with them YET"
Charles ]. johnson testified THAI on |
the nieht Of the ere Simmons bad told |
him n0t 10 remove any books 90 they |
we're old and Of 10 uss.
HIS. Palmer, euperintendeni Of The |
stablsa. testified that simmons had told |
him that Sohosnwald Was the oause Of |
his removal, and be wouid Get even on |
him and the company would fesl sorry |
for bis removal.
George BohosnwAla. manager, testi
aed that be had seen Simmons on The |
night OF April lst and did not neiiee |
that his clothes we're In any manner /
solIed and shat be had refused 10 help |
tara on she water When asked 10 do 80. |
J. A. Cloueh testified that on the |
niaht Of ehe hre Simmons vas asked 70 /
heIp and said: II have nothing moFs |
% DO; an done with the company"
There haa been examined about
twenty Witnesses. Tho examinations |
uas coaoludsd 81 o'clock. JuStios
westfall hsld Simmons 70 answer Be-
fore shs Superior Ooarl TIE defense
saersd no testimony and the Court
made hn order holding him bafoFe the
Snpssior O0uFt With . bond nxsd q
a.. 200. SinuoDa thFouRhoat The trial
has been cool and unconceFnsdi 90
much 80 that many doubts are sxpFeassd
as 70 his Ruilt.
TIred gDon ~ Inatans.
WuxPza. April . "A special Ptenssr
Pysns despatch frem Fora Mcleod near
ths Rocky Mosntains received today
sonHrma The FepsFt that SsrReanss SpiosF
and Parry we're Cred upon by Blood In
aians wednesday and u adds thai yes
leFday the Bloods Ared on fraiahtors 40
miles southsast q LsthbFidRs and then
started fer the Bio a Reservation. In
Eueotor Andrua ssartsd this morning
With = plrfy 70 bad OF and arrest them.
They are believed 70 Be the Indians
lately FsidinR IN Montana
Daseased Cattle Discovered.
WAsurHsrox April - 9.--COmmiasioae
Oolsman va noiinsd tsday BY bic In
speosor a. Golden Bridge. New York,
thai pieuro- pneamouia existed theFs
am0ne a basFd of cattle from which
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